Dr. Ulrich Küsthardt is the new chief innovation officer at Evonik since the beginning of 2015. Küsthardt, who succeeds Dr. Peter Nagler, plans to continue strengthening the company’s innovation capacity, continuing his predecessor’s successful work. “Our strategy must be aimed at stimulating Evonik’s growth with attractive fields of innovation. We want to be one of the world’s most innovative companies,” Küsthardt said. Dr. Nagler will remain involved with the topic of innovation and step up...